Chapter 12: On the Road
"Let's go!" As Lu Tianming found the back door of the factory, the first zombie had already entered the sulfuric acid factory, and the factory quickly became a paradise for zombies.
Many zombies were wiped out by sulfuric acid, but with the advantage of numbers, they were still a piece of black pressure, and they quickly poured out of the back door.
Outside the back door, it was leading to the endless wilderness in the distance, until it disappeared at the end of the junction of heaven and earth, Lu Tianming picked up his gun and suddenly rewarded the zombies who rushed out of the back door a few bullets, gritted his teeth, and pulled Shen Qiuran along the wilderness to continue running forward.
"Husband, are we going to run like this, I'm already there" Shen Qiuran's body was crooked, and she almost fell, Lu Tianming held her up, and said: "Qiuran, now is the most critical time, hold on, we will win, go all the way along this wilderness, there will definitely be a way, so, you must not give up!" ”
The heavy rain hit in the roar of thunder and lightning, making people unable to open their eyes, the originally dry and hard land became muddy under the fierce erosion in the heavy rain, Lu Tianming and Shen Qiuran withstood the fierceness of the heavy rain, every step they took, the entire soles of their feet fell into the deep mud, and when they pulled it out, they left a clear and viscous footprint, the two of them felt like they were stuck with super glue and broke free, and the speed of escape slowed down, making the already overdrawn physical exertion even greater, Although the zombies have always maintained the speed of action like snails, they will never get tired, and the distance between them and Lu Tianming and Shen Qiuran is gradually closing in a small distance, and the realistic version of the story of the tortoise and rabbit race is gradually staged in this apocalyptic wilderness.
Although heavy rain can indeed weaken the breath of the living, this rule is not applicable to the tens of thousands of zombie army, Lu Tianming is like a delaying butcher, turning back from time to time to shoot, but this intermittent tongue of fire is undoubtedly equivalent to a drop in the ocean in the vast zombie army, and it can't play any role, but all his bullets have been emptied, Lu Tianming scolded: "Damn, get out!" "Slamming the empty gun to the ground will reduce the burden of the equipment on him along the way.
What Shen Qiuran felt at the moment was unbearable exhaustion and torment, zombies do not have the various physiological needs and metabolic systems of human beings at all, they can chase their prey without eating, drinking, sleeping, or going to the toilet, until the prey is exhausted and exhausted to collapse or be outnumbered and surrounded by the crowd, watching them enjoy the flesh and blood feast they send to the door, and more importantly, they will never be able to eat, even if all human beings are extinct
When the zombies gathered together in large numbers, they were far more frightening than the swift and butchers, and this fear was suffocating, but with the support of survival instinct and **, Shen Qiuran seemed to be completely numb to this fear, just desperately overcoming fatigue like a machine, running hard in the wilderness, waiting for a miracle to come by his side
Lu Tianming actually didn't know how to completely get rid of these zombies, and his heart had been firm all the way, and when he fled from the sulfuric acid factory, he began to waver a little, and he even told himself at a certain moment: Lu Tianming, you give up, it's useless, how can a mortal body escape these demons from hell who never know tiredness? However, whenever she thought of Shen Qiuran, and when she thought of the Black Spider Team using Shen Qiuran to threaten her as a **bait, this slightest wavering was suppressed in vain anger
Lu Tianming, who fled in the wilderness shrouded in heavy rain, faintly appeared in his sight of a wide river, which made him see a glimmer of hope, just like a person who was on the verge of freezing to death in the deep winter was as excited as seeing the warm charcoal fire, he subconsciously pinched his face, it hurt, this is not an illusion, but real, and, not far from the opposite side of the river, is an abrupt area across the entire wilderness, this kind of structure is relatively common in the suburbs, Lu Tianming dares to be 100% sure, There is definitely an urban and rural highway in the protruding area, and at that moment, Lu Tianming's survival** reached an unstoppable peak state.
While pulling Shen Qiuran to run towards the river, he threw the few remaining grenades towards the front row of the zombie group, and shouted to Shen Qiuran in the midst of a fire and explosion behind him: "Jump!" ”
The desire to survive made him completely forget that Shen Qiuran couldn't swim at all, and he also forgot that his water nature was just a half-ass.
With two plops, two splashes bloomed in the river, and then they were mercilessly swallowed by the rushing river.
The two of them struggled in the water, Lu Tianming only felt a chill in his lungs, the cold river water made his eyes a little dizzy, and his hands and feet began to appear slightly stiff and cramping, but he didn't dare to stop, he tightened Shen Qiuran with one hand, and paddled desperately in the water with the other hand.
Suddenly, the rushing river crashed against a boulder in the riverbed, forming a violent spray under the force of the river. With a snap, Lu Tianming and Shen Qiuran were smashed into the water together, and he pulled Shen Qiuran's hand and involuntarily let go!
"Qiu Ran! Qiuran! Lu Tianming held his breath, tried his best to expose his head from the water, wiped a handful of water from his eyes, tried his best to see the situation in front of him clearly, and shouted Shen Qiuran's name like crazy. With an ordinary sound, more than half of the head was exposed on the river more than thirty meters away, and while coughing violently, he shouted: "Husband, don't let me cough here."
"Qiu Ran, grab the tree next to you, don't let go, hold on!" Lu Tianming shouted at Shen Qiuran, and he gradually moved closer to the shore with the power of the river's impact on the bank, and at this time, Shen Qiuran, who heard Lu Tianming shouting, grabbed the tree on the shore, and was smashed into the water again under the lapping of a wave.
There is not much place to borrow strength on the shore, Lu Tianming, who is in the water, has no way to freely control his body and lean towards Shen Qiuran, he struggles to climb to the shore, hooks the trunk of a crooked-necked tree on the shore, leans forward, stretches out a hand, and shouts to Shen Qiuran who is floating on the river: "Don't panic Qiuran, grab my hand!" ”
However, when Shen Qiuran surfaced, a turbulent river wave smashed over again, she screamed, grabbed the hand of the tree and slid down, and was swept away by the river wave four or five meters away in the struggle. Lu Tianming's face turned pale with fright, and he hurriedly chased after him, grabbed another tree, and stretched out his hand. After several repeated flutters, he finally held Shen Qiuran's hand tightly, and used all his strength to pull her ashore, panting and sitting on the ground.
Under the cool breeze brought by the heavy rain, the two people who were soaked all over felt the biting cold, and their whole bodies shivered involuntarily, and turned to look at the opposite side of the river, the zombies jumped into the river one after another like crazy cats jumping into the sea, but none of them were able to climb ashore in the turbulent water, which means that Lu Tianming and Shen Qiuran are safe for the time being, and now as long as they walk along the road, they will definitely be able to find hope, there are supermarkets and supplies, you can eat and drink, and find a few beautiful clothes to stink, If you're lucky, you can get a cart and transport supplies to the cart and take everything away without having to pay for everything, which is a wonderful and very tempting thing in a post-apocalyptic environment
"Qiu Ran, we finally succeeded haha" Lu Tianming climbed onto the road with both hands and feet, and said weakly. He stood on the road, stretched out his arms, raised his head, and let the rain wash over every inch of his body, but suddenly his eyes went black, and he fell to the ground with a thud.
"Husband, wake up, wake up, wake up, wake up, help, help!" Shen Qiuran knelt on the ground in the heavy rain, held Lu Tianming's head in her arms, and shouted with all her strength driven by survival instinct, however, her physical strength had already been seriously overdrawn, and the voice she shouted with all her strength was still extremely weak, and no one would hear it at all, and even, this voice couldn't even attract a zombie.
"Husband, let's go" Shen Qiuran gritted her teeth, put Lu Tianming's arm on her shoulder, and wanted to carry her forward on her back, but at this time, she suddenly felt that her whole body was like falling apart, without any strength, not only could she not carry Lu Tianming, but she was also pressed by Lu Tianming twice her weight so that her knees fell on him, she lay on the ground and looked at Lu Tianming, gasped for more than ten seconds, and then stood up strongly, grabbed Lu Tianming's hands and dragged him forward, but Lu Tianming still didn't move, She fell on top of him again and had no strength to stand up again
"Help" Shen Qiuran's lips moved, but she couldn't make a sound, and she couldn't even hear her own shouts in the heavy rain.
"Is it going to be over" Shen Qiuran's eyes gradually darkened, and the whole world became more and more blurry in front of her eyes.
The roar of cars came from the heavy rain, from far and near, and the strong brightness of the two headlights shook Shen Qiuran's eyes for a second.
"Chief of Staff, there are two people on the side of the road!" As the roar of the car stopped, two military green liberation trucks entered Shen Qiuran's field of vision, and a PLA soldier with a gun jumped out of the truck, looked at it for a while, and turned back to the truck and shouted: "They are still breathing, but their physical strength is seriously overdrawn, and they are also seriously short of water!" ”
"What are you waiting for, hurry"
Shen Qiuran was also completely unconscious, and the last picture she saw before she fell unconscious was five or six PLA soldiers jumping out of the truck